Candle-holder.



' C. A. FUSS..

CANDLE HOLDER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED MAB.11,1912.

, 1,039,921. Patented Oct.1,1912.

CHARLES A. FOSS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS'.

CANDLE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratenteaoct. 1,1912.

Application filed March 11, 1912. Serial No. 682,913.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. Foss, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, countyl of` Cook, State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candle-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.y

My invention relates to improvements in candle holders, and has for itsobject theprovision of a device of this character which is of simpleconstruction and efficient in operation.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of part-shereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understoodby reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a partof this specification, and in which- Figure 1 isa side elevation ofa candle holder embodying my invention and shown asapplied to the trunk of a Christmas tree, Fig. 2, a top plan view of theholder, and Fig. 3, a detail section of the candle support. Thepreferred form of construction, as illustrated in Fig. 1, comprises ashallow sheet metal bowl 1 having aslot 2 extending through the bottomthereof and adapted to receive a supporting bar or strip 3, as shown. Acandle receiving socket 4 is formed of a single strip of sheet metalbentto form the socket 4 and also spring clamping jaws 5 on the bottom ofsaid socket, the sides 6 of said socket being adapted to serve asoperating means for opening clamping jaws 5 to receive bar 3, asindicated. By this arrangement it will be observed that the bowl 1 maybe placed over bar 3 at any x desired point and socket member 4 securedto said bar within said bowl by compressing sides 6 to open jaws 5 andreleasing said sides when said jaws have been placed over A. said bar.Then the candle 'Z is placed in socket 4, sides 6 `are held in separatedpositions and thus lock jaws 5 on bar 4.

A substantially U-shapedv clamp 8 is formed of a single sheet of sheetmetal bent into U-form, the ends of the limbs thereof being spread apartand provided with teeth 9 adapted to engage the trunk 10 of a Christmastree. A wire loop 11 slidably engages over clamp 8 and teeth 12 areprovided in the upper edges of the limbs of said clamp to engage saidloop and lock the saine in operative position. By this arrangement itwill be observed that by sliding loop 11 on clamp member 8y towardl thetree trunk, the ends of the limbsl of said clamp member will be. forcedtoward each other and teeth 9 fo-rced into trunk 10 of the Christmastree.

`Apointed brace 13 is hinged" to the outer end of clamp 8 and is adaptedto haveits point inserted in the tree trunk to serveas a brace. At oneside near its outer. end, clamp member 8 is bent outwardly, as indicatedatS, and a slot 14 is provided "in said outwardly bent portion adaptedto permit vthe'passage of the laterally bent portion 3 i of. bar `3,theouter end of clamp 8 being also i provided with a slot 14 to. permit thepassage yof barB.` By this arrangement it Iwill j be observed that thesupporting bar 3 may lbe readily placed in adjusted positions in clamp 8by inserting the same through slots 14 and 1,4', and that the inner endof said bar will pass the tree trunk 10 in case it is desired to adjustthe bar to a position in which such passage is necessary.

The construction above described may be readily taken apart andassembled for use,

and will be found to be strong and durable and highly efficient.

WhileI have illustrated and describedthe Ipreferred forms ofconstruction for carry-` ing my invention ,into eect, thesev are ca- Tpable ofy variation and modification without departing from the spiritof the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to thelexact'details of construct-ion set forth, but

l the appended claims.

desire to' avail myself of such variations and modifications j. as comewithin the scope, of

. Having described my invention, whatA I claim as new anddesire tosecure by Letters Patent-, is

1. A candle holder comprising a bowl 'having a slot passing `through thebottom p thereof; a supporting member passing through said slot; acandle support-detachlably secured to said member within said bowl; andmeans for supporting said supporting member, substantially as described.

2. A candle holder comprising a bowl having a slot passing through thebottom thereof; a supporting member removably inserted in said slot; acandle supportdetachably secured to said member within said bowl; andmeans for supporting said sup-r porting member, substantially asdescribed.

3. A. candle holder comprising a bowl having a slot passing through thebottom thereof; a supporting member slidable in said slot, a-candlesupport detachably secured to said member within said bowl and the meansfor supporting said supporting member, substantially as described.

Il. A candle holder comprising a bowl having a slot passing through thebottom thereof; a supporting member passing through said slot; a candlesupport detachably secured to said member within said bowl, said candlesupport consisting of a single'sheet of sheet metal bent to form acandle receiving socket and a spring clamp under said socket; and meansfor supporting said supporting member, substantially as described.

5. A candle holder comprising a bowl having a slot passing through thebottom thereof; a support-ing member passing through said slot; a candlesupport detachably secured to said member within said bowl; asubstantially U-shaped sheet metal clamping member having teeth at theends of its limbs adapted to engage a tree trunk, there being slots insaid clamping member adapted to receive and support said supportingmember; means for binding said clamping member in operative position;and

- a pointed brace hinged to the outer end o-f said clamping member andadapted to engage a tree trunk, substant-ially as described. 6. A candleholder comprising a bowl y having a slot passing through the bottomthereof; a supporting member passing through said slot; a candle supportdetachably secured to said member within said bowl, said candle supportconsisting of a single sheet of sheet metal bent to form a candlereceiving socket and a spring clamp under said socket; a substantiallyU-shaped sheet metal clamping member having teeth at the ends of itslimbs adapted to engage a tree trunk, there being slots in said clampingmember adapted to receive and support said supporting member; means forbinding said clamping member in operative position; and a pointed bracehinged to the outer end of said clamping member and Y adapted to engagea tree trunk, substantially as describe 7. AA candle holder comprising abowl p having a slot passing through the bottom thereof; a supportingmember passing through said slot; a candle support detachably secured tosaid member within said bowl; a substantially U-shaped sheet metalclamping member having teeth at the ends of its limbs adapted to engagea tree trunk, there being slots in said clamping member adapted toreceive and support said supporting member; a loop slidably embracingsaid clamping member, there being teeth in the edges of said clampingmember adapted to engage said loop; and a pointed brace hinged to theouter end of said clamping member and adapted to engage a tree trunk,substantially as described.

8. A candle holder comprising a bowl having a slot passing through thebottom thereof; a supporting member passing through said slot; a candlesupport detachably secured to said member within said bowl, said candlesupport consisting of a single sheet of sheet metal bent to form acandle receiving socket and a spring clamp under said socket; asubstantially U-shaped sheet metal clamping member having teeth at theends of its limbs adapted to engage a tree trunk, there being slots insaid clamping member adapted to receive and support said supportingmember; a loop slidably embracing said clamping member, there beingteeth in the edges of said clamping member adapted to engage said loop;and a pointed brace hinged to t-he outer end of said clamping member andadapted to engage a tree trunk; substantially as described.

9. A clamping member comprising a substantially U-shaped sheet metalclamp having teeth at the ends of its limbs adapted to engage a treetrunk; a loop slidably embracing said clamp, there being teeth in theedges of said clamp adapted to engage said loop; and a po-inted bracehinged to the outer end of said clamp and adapted to engage a treetrunk', substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. FOSS. p

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Portes, ARTHUR A. OLSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for lve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

